disinclined

[US]/dɪsɪn'klaɪnd/
[UK]/ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. reluctant; unwilling.

Example Sentences

he was disinclined to indulge in retrospection.

be disinclined to do sth.

They were usually disinclined to socialize.

He is disinclined to be photographed.

the rural community was disinclined to abandon the old ways.

feel disinclined for any more sleep

He had a disinclined smile on his face.

A man like Luke had no need to force his attentions on disinclined women.

Real-world Examples

Distrust in government may also have grown, leaving people disinclined to help statisticians.

Source: The Economist - Finance

This means, when confronted by an entitled team member, an ethical leader is significantly disinclined to accommodate their demands.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

Mrs. Yeobright appeared disinclined to enter further into the question. " I fear I must go on, " she said.

Source: Returning Home

And does she seem disinclined to marry?

Source: Gentleman Jack

Well, you may tell the captain that I am disinclined to acquiesce to his request.

Source: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

I found my pupil sufficiently docile, though disinclined to apply: she had not been used to regular occupation of any kind.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

The man who does not force himself to work when he is disinclined to do so will never achieve anything worth doing.

Source: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

The colonel launched a volley of oaths, denouncing the railway company and the conductor; and Passepartout, who was furious, was not disinclined to make common cause with him.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

As he surveyed the rooms he felt strongly disinclined for the alterations which would have to be made in the time-honoured furnishing of his parents and grandparents, to suit Eustacia's modern ideas.

Source: Returning Home

" Drawn from my study of the liberal sciences and from that careful training to which I admit that at no part of my life I have ever been disinclined."

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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